In his will, dated 1713, he is described as having been born in Amsterdam and being 45 years old. In the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam is recorded the baptism of 'Adrian, son of Roelof Adriaensz van Wijk and Trijntje Jans, 18th January 1668.
(Amsterdam information kindly supplied by Bob Kernkamp).

Since Roelof van Wijk and Trijntje Jans also lived at the Cape, I think we can safely assume that this baptism is his.

Also in his will he is desribed as 'sick, confined to bed'. One can speculate that in this year of Smallpox plague that this is what he was suffering from - certainly he died in the same year.

In his will (dated 13 Apr 1713) he is desribed as 'sick, confined to bed'. One can speculate that in this year of Smallpox epidemic that this is what he was suffering from - certainly he died in the same year and was buried at Stellenbosch.

Notes:
In his will, dated 1713, he is described as having been born in Amsterdam and being 45 years old. In the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam is recorded the baptism of 'Adrian, son of Roelof Adriaensz van Wijk and Trijntje Jans, 18th January 1668. (Amsterdam information kindly supplied by Bob Kernkamp). Since Roelof van Wijk and Trijntje Jans also lived at the Cape, I think we can safely assume that this baptism is his. Also in his will he is desribed as 'sick, confined to bed'. One can speculate that in this year of Smallpox plague that this is what he was suffering from - certainly he died in the same year. For a general discussion of the early Van Wijks see my notes .

Johan van Deventer's text read, '. . . there are serious errors in the Van Wijck/Wijk/Wyk family tree. Roelof (not even mentioned in dV/P) is a1 and the father of Adrian (Arie) referred to as a2 in dV/P. It is more likely that Roelof and Willem were brothers with the same father but different mothers. Roelof (*abt ?1643? - in Holland), his wife Trijntje Jans (*abt 1637) and their son Arie van Wijck (~18/1/1655 in Amsterdam) came to SA about 1677. At the same time Willem van Wijck (*bef 1655) also arrived in SA. Now for the big mistake: Page 1154 dV/P about in the middle there is c8 Arie Willem ~2/11/1738 up to d5 Margaretha Johanna ~15/3/1795 just before b8 on p.1155; should be moved to p.1149 under b1c2 Gerrit ~30/9/1714, 3rd line from top. Then; c8 Arie Willem should change to be a2b1c2d1; this is thus the Willem a2 line . . .'
What is entered here in this branch of the family reflects these suggested corrections.

Stamvader Arie van WYK (Adriaan) was from Amsterdam and he arrived in South Africa during 1676/78. He farmed at Stellenbosch on the farm Kijkemvallei. He married Cornelia HELM who was baptised on 17 September 1673 - she was the widow of Johannes van den Bosch. Cornelia later married Jacob Coetzer (look at entry under Coetzer as well).

Arie was the progenitor (stamvader) of the Van Wyk family in South Africa. He was from Amsterdam and arrived in the Cape during 1676/78. Presumably he had come to the Cape with his parents, Roelof van Wijk and Trijntje Jans, who had been living at the Cape since at least 1686.
The earliest mention of Arij at the Cape is from 1693 to 1695 when he and his wife, Cornelia, were found living in the Cape Town area on a farm which carried 4,000 vines. By 1696 they had moved to Stellenbosch where they lived for the rest of his life. By 1700 they had 10,000 vines.
He farmed at Stellenbosch on the farm "Kijkenvallei".

Arij van Wijk was one of the two stamvaders of the Van Wijk family who arrived at the Cape in the 17th Century. The other was Willem van Wijk. It seems likely that they were related to one another but how is not yet apparent.

The earliest mention of Arij at the Cape is from 1693 to 1695 when he and his wife, Cornelia Helmes, are found living in the Cape Town area on a farm which carried 4000 vines. By 1696 they had moved to Stellenbosch where they lived for the rest of his life. By 1700 they had 10,000 vines.

His Origins and Parentage In his will dated 29th April 1713, he stated that he was 45 years old and that he had been born in Amsterdam. According to the indexes in the Amsterdam Archives, there were two Adrian van Wijks baptised at this period, but the following would seem to be his baptism:

since Roelof van Wijk and Trijntje Jans had been living at the Cape since at least 1686. Presumably he had come to the Cape with his parents.

In his will, dated 1713, he is described as having been born in Amsterdam and being 45 years old. In the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam is recorded the baptism of 'Adrian, son of Roelof Adriaensz van Wijk and Trijntje Jans, 18th January 1668. (Amsterdam information kindly supplied by Bob Kernkamp). Since Roelof van Wijk and Trijntje Jans also lived at the Cape, I think we can safely assume that this baptism is his.

Also in his will he is desribed as 'sick, confined to bed'. One can speculate that in this year of Smallpox plague that this is what he was suffering from - certainly he died in the same year.

His Marriage He Married Cornelia Helmes, the widow of Jan van den Bosch. The date is not known but, on 22nd October 1693 a note in the Orphan Chamber records states that she was then intending to remarry, so this is probably the approximate date. She had three children from her first marriage: Catharina, Johannes and Johanna van den Bosch.

According to her will, dated 29th April 1713, she was then 37 years old and had been born at the Cape.

b5. Adrianus van Wijk, baptized 25 December 1701, Stellenbosch
He presumably died before 1705 when his younger brother, also
named Adriaan, must have been born according to his age (8) and
position as given in his parent's will of 1713.

Death of Arij van Wijk In his will, dated 13th April 1713, he is desribed as 'sick, confined to bed'. One can speculate that in this year of Smallpox epidemic that this is what he was suffering from - certainly he died in the same year and was buried at Stellenbosch.

After his death, Cornelia Helmes married for the third time to Jacob Coetser, by whom she had two more children. She died between 23rd May and 21st June 1720.

Research by:
Richard Ball - who was helped in this research by André Kellerman, Bob Kernkamp, Helena Liebenberg, Graham Lloyd, Mansell Upham and Maureen de Villiers.

(Research):Stamvader Arie van WYK (Adriaan) was from Amsterdam and he arrived in South Africa during 1676/78. He farmed at Stellenbosch on the farm Kijkemvallei. He married Cornelia HELM who was baptised on 17 September 1673 - she was the widow of Johannes van den Bosch. Cornelia later married Jacob Coetzer (look at entry under Coetzer as well).

(2) He was apparently killed in action on 28 Feb 1900, during the Battle of Platrand, which took place on the last day of the Siege of Ladysmith.
In her written statement, his wife, Susanna Johanna LABUSCHAGNE says he died on the 27th.
There is also a reference to his death on 6 July 1900??
Source: Claims for compensation.

(3) He died in the Newcastle Hospital on 10 March 1900.This might suggest he died in hospital from wounds sustained in the battle in point (2),
Source: Death Notice.

(4) Bloemfontein:
The town became part of a transport route and grew rapidly in the late 1860’s with the discovery of diamonds at Kimberley and gold on the Witwatersrand
Source: WWW - http://www.roomsforafrica.com/dest/south-africa/free-state/bloemfontein.jsp?tab=4

(5) Age: 39 years, 8 monts, 20 days.
Source: Death Notice.

(6) Birth Place: OVS
Source: Death Notice.

(7) His name is also sometimes written as Edward.
Source: Claims for compensation.